Jan De Nul has signed a vessel reservation agreement, and DEME Group is in separate exclusive discussions to provide a range of services during the construction of the 496 MW Dieppe – Le Tréport wind farm offshore France, the consortium behind the project said. Les Éoliennes en Mer Services consorti
DeepOcean has been awarded substantial contracts by three oil majors – Equinor, ConocoPhillips and BP – for work in the North Sea.
The Finnish–Swedish ferry operator Wasaline has been able to cut its CO2 emissions in half since the arrival of its new LNG-powered ferry Aurora Botnia over a year ago. The ferry entered service between Vaasa, Finland and Umeå, Sweden in the autumn of 2021. The Aurora Botnia is a 150-meter car and p
Dutch shipbuilder Damen has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S.-based engine manufacturer Caterpillar and official Cat dealer for the Netherlands Pon Power for the joint development of a series of dual-fuel methanol/diesel powered tugs. “A big step in Damen‘s aim to become the world
Germany-based ferry owner and operator TT-Line has taken delivery of its second green ship, the LNG-powered Peter Pan. The RoPax ferry was handed over during a signing ceremony held this morning at the Chinese shipyard Nanjing Jinling. The vessel features a length of 230 meters and a breadth of 31 m
UK-based marine engineering consultancy BAR Technologies and Norwegian technology company Yara Marine Technologies have launched the production of BAR’s solid wing sails. The two companies said that the ‘first cut’ of the steelwork that will form the first production run of WindWings has been comple
South Korea’s shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has canceled a contract for the construction of an LNG carrier from a client from Russia. The contract termination was assigned to delays and stoppages of the supply of major equipment and materials due to export sanctions imp
French container shipping CMA CGM is getting ready to launch a call for projects in early 2023 intended to support the decarbonization of the French shipping and port industry. The company has already committed a €200 million budget for the projects from its five-year $1.5 billion budget, which was
Dutch energy storage systems provider EST-Floattech has signed a partnership agreement with German Rolls-Royce Power Systems and received orders to supply battery systems for nine hybrid fast ferries.
Swiss-based technology developer ABB has secured a breakthrough contract with the shipyard COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry (Yangzhou) to equip ten China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited’s container vessels with its permanent magnet shaft generator systems. Due for delivery by the end of 2025, the or
The conversion of a Port of Antwerp-Bruges tug to methanol has officially been launched at the beginning of this week with the first engine installed on Monday, November 21. The second dual-fuel engine is set to be installed next week enabling the vessel to run both on methanol and conventional fuel
The first floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) intended for use at a floating LNG terminal in Lubmin, Germany, has arrived at Mukran Port, according to Deutsche ReGas. As Deutsche ReGas – the developer of the first and so far only privately financed LNG terminal – informed, the FSRU Neptu
Can developers, offshore construction companies, and shipbuilders map a road for the offshore wind sector to reach massive capacity targets while avoiding bottlenecks caused by vessel shortages and port over-capacitation? But also, are some of these challenges in the industry providing opportunities
Odfjell Drilling is seeing an increase in demand for offshore rigs with average utilisation of 97.1 per cent for its own fleet.
